Microalgae as substrate in low cost terracotta-based microbial fuel cells: Novel application of the catholyte produced

In this work, the by-product generated during the operation of cylindrical MFCs, made out of terracotta material, is investigated as a feasible means of degrading live microalgae for the first time. In addition to the low cost materials of this design, the reuse of the solution produced in the cathode renders the technology truly green and capable of generating bioenergy. In this study, the effect of a light/dark cycle or dark conditions only on the digestion of live microalgae with the catholyte is investigated. The results show that a combination of light/dark improves degradation and allows algae to be used as substrate in the anode. The addition of 12.5mL of a 1:1 mix of catholyte and microalgae (pre-digested over 5days under light/dark) to the anode, increases the power generation from 7μW to 44μW once all the organic matter in the anode had been depleted.



Titolo: Microalgae as substrate in low cost terracotta-based microbial fuel cells: Novel application of the catholyte produced
Autori: Salar-García, M J; Gajda, I; Ortiz-Martínez, V M; Greenman, J; Hanczyc, M M; de Los Ríos, A P; Ieropoulos, I A
Autori Unitn: 
Hanczyc, Martin Michael
mostra contributor esterni 
Titolo del periodico: BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Anno di pubblicazione: 2016
Codice identificativo Scopus: 2-s2.0-84961160350
Codice identificativo Pubmed: 26995319
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2016.02.083
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/11572/140465
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